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100Procedure in Administrative Proceedings120Safety Regulations Relative to Mixing, Handling, Transportation, Storage and Use of Blasting Agents and Nitro-carbo-nitrates (Repealed)140The Coal Mining Act180Authority to Take Appropriate Action in an Emergency200The Illinois Explosives Act220Surface Installation Health and Safety230Procedure for Conducting Examinations of Persons Seeking Certificates of Competency240The Illinois Oil and Gas Act245Hydraulic Fracturing Regulatory Act250Oil and Gas Wells on Public Lands Act280Illinois Surface Coal Mining Operations300Surface Mined Land Conservation and Reclamation Act1700General1701General Definitions1702Exemption for Coal Extraction Incidental to the Extraction of Other Minerals1703Exemption for Coal Extraction Incident to Government-financed Highway or Other Construction1705Restriction on Financial Interests of State Employees1760General Areas Unsuitable for Mining (Repealed)1761Areas Designated by Act of Congress1762Criteria for Designating Areas as Unsuitable for Surface Coal Mining Operations1764State Processes for Designating Areas Unsuitable for Surface Coal Mining Operations1770For Permit and Exploration Procedure Systems under Regulatory Programs (Repealed)1772Requirements for Coal Exploration1773Requirements for Permits and Permit Processing1774Revision; Renewal; and Transfer, Assignment, or Sale of Permit Rights1775Administrative and Judicial Review of Decisions (Repealed)1776General Requirements for Coal Exploration (Repealed)1777General Content Requirements for Permit Applications1778Permit Applications – Minimum Requirements for Legal, Financial, Compliance, and Related Information1779Surface Mining Permit Applications – Minimum Requirements for Information on Environmental Resources1780Surface Mining Permit Applications – Minimum Requirements for Reclamation and Operation Plan1782Underground Mining Permit Applications – Minimum Requirements for Legal, Financial, Compliance and Related Information (Repealed)1783Underground Mining Permit Applications – Minimum Requirements for Information on Environmental Resources1784Underground Mining Permit Applications – Minimum Requirements for Reclamation and Operation Plan1785Requirements for Permits for Special Categories of Mining1786Review, Public Participation and Approval and Disapproval of Permit Applications and Permit Terms and Conditions (Repealed)1787Administrative and Judicial Review of Decisions by Regulatory Authority on Permit Applications (Repealed)1788Permit Reviews, Revisions and Renewals and Transfer, Sale and Assignment of Rights Granted under Permits (Repealed)1795Small Operator Assistance1800Bonding and Insurance Requirements for Surface Coal Mining and Reclamation Operations1801Bonding Requirements for Underground Coal Mines, Coal-processing Plants, Associated Structures, and Other Coal-related Long-term Facilities and Structures (Repealed)1805Amount and Duration of Performance Bond (Repealed)1807Procedures, Criteria and Schedule for Release of Performance Bond (Repealed)1808Performance Bond Forfeiture Criteria and Procedures (Repealed)1815Permanent Program Performance Standards Coal Exploration1816Permanent Program Performance Standards – Surface Mining Activities1817Permanent Program Performance Standards – Underground Mining Operations1818Special Permanent Performance Standards – Concurrent Surface and Underground Mining (Repealed)1819Special Permanent Program Performance Standards – Auger Mining1823Special Program Performance Standards – Operations on Prime Farmland1824Special Permanent Program Performance Standards – Mountaintop Removal1825Special Permanent Program Performance Standards – Operations on High Capability Lands1826Special Permanent Program Performance Standards – Operations on Steep Slopes (Repealed)1827Special Permanent Program Performance Standards – Coal Preparation Plants Not Located Within the Permit Area of a Mine1828Special Permanent Program Performance Standards – in Situ Processing1840Department Inspections1843State Enforcement1845Civil Penalties1846Individual Civil Penalties1847Administrative and Judicial Review1848General Rules Relating to Procedure and Practice1850Training, Examination and Certification of Blasters